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R.L. Stine’s ‘Goosebumps’ kids grow up

SCREAM KING: R.L. Stine

SCREAM KING: R.L. Stine

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R.L. Stine is terrifying a brand-new generation with his kids show “The Haunting Hour” on Hub (now into its third season). But his original fans — kids who grew up on “Goosebumps” and “Fear Street” books — are begging him for new material.

Stine says his grown-up fans account for his 60,000 Twitter followers.

“I have a great time on Twitter. I really love it because it’s all my old fans from the ’90s — you know, this is the 20th anniversary of ‘Goosebumps,’ ” Stine told The Post.

“And all those kids who read it back then are in their 20s and early 30s. There are no kids on Twitter, it’s all them. I hear from them all day long. And they’re all saying, ‘Write something for us! We’re grown up now!’ ”

His latest book, “Red Rain,” is an adult horror novel that was inspired by those Twitter conversations with fans.

With the success of “American Horror Story,” “Dexter,” “The Walking Dead” and “666 Park Avenue,” horror is dominating the TV landscape these days.

Could those “Goosebumps” kids hope to see their favorite writer conquering adult horror on TV one day?

“We’ve talked to people about doing adult horror on television,” Stine said. “ I can’t really talk about anything, because nothing’s really definite.

“There are a lot of things we’re talking about, including a ‘Fear Street’ series.”

Stine’s first TV series was Nickelodeon’s “Eureeka’s Castle,” which was popular in the early ’90s. He hasn’t been associated with many TV shows since then, he says, because he is still a book writer at heart, and he chooses his TV ventures carefully.

“I had no hesitation about ‘The Haunting Hour’ because it’s Dan Angel and Billy Brown — the same guys who did the ‘Goosebumps’ TV show back in the ’90s, which was a wonderful show. I was so proud of it. It was the No. 1 kids show for three years, and I just thought they did a great job.”

To kick off Halloween week, Stine is taking over our Twitter account, @NYPostTV tomorrow from 11 a.m.-noon. Tweet us your questions about “Goosebumps,” “The Haunting Hour,” “Red Rain” or anything else spooky!